The beginning of summer, 1966. 
Because of his father's job situation, freshman high school student Kaoru Nishimi moves by himself from Yokosuka to Kyushu to live with relatives. Until then, Kaoru was an honor roll student who tended to keep to himself, but meeting notorious bad boy Sentaro Kawabuchi starts to change him. Through his devil-may-care classmate, Kaoru learns the attractions of jazz and finds the first person he can call a "friend". He also discovers how much fun it is to play music with a pal. 
Other characters include Sentaro's kind childhood chum, Ritsuko, who is the daughter of a record shop owner; the mysterious upperclassman, Yurika; and Brother Jun, the much-admired leader among their peers. Set against the backdrop of a seaside town with a scent of American culture, this series is a drama about young people coming into their own, crossing each other's paths, and finding friendship, love, and music! 
(Source: Official Website)

**Height:** 172cm

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In 2016, he won Best Male Rookie at the 10th Seiyu Awards.

On May 1, 2023, he announced that he was leaving his previous talent agency VIMS to start his own, Aster Nine.

**Non anime roles:**

- [Venti](https://anilist.co/character/187525/) - Genshin Impact (Video game)
- [Mizuki](https://anilist.co/character/292633/) - Arknights (Video game)
- Don Murasame - Avataro Sentai Donbrothers (Tokusatsu series)

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Vitor Mello de Moraes is a Brazilian actor, voice actor, and dubbing director. He is the younger brother of former voice actor [Bruno Mello](https://anilist.co/staff/231430/).

__Non-Anime Roles:__
~!- Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper)
- Colin Bridgerton (Bridgerton)
- Valerio Montesinos Rojas (Elite)
- Samuel Douglas "Sam" Gardner IV (Atypical)
- Carlos Victor Rodriguez (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series)
- Luka Colucci (Rebelde 2022)
- Peter Doppler (Dark)
- Billy Andrews (Anne with an E)
- Inojin Yamanaka (Naruto X Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections)
- Kitty (Battle Kitty)
- Diazo (Strange World)
- Benjamin "Ben" Florian (Descendants: The Royal Wedding)
- Jeong Jin-Hwan (A Love So Beautiful)
- Teylan (Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora)
- Fjor Jutul (Ragnarok)
- Mark Tedder (Blood & Water)
!~

Nishimi Kaoru has moved from city to city and school to school because of his father&rsquo;s job. So the first day at his new school was just routine for him. Being intellectual and the new transfer student, he has always been seen as an outcast and all Kaoru had to do was bear it until the next time he moved. But things were slightly different this time. First, he started to get close to the class president, Mukae Ritsuko, and, secondly, unlikely as it seemed, grew closer to Kawabuchi Sentaro. Sentaro was infamous for getting into fights, skipping class and was an overall bad boy. Strangely enough, the three of them find common ground in music, namely jazz, and Kaoru finds himself actually enjoying the new town. 
Notes: 
Includes 8 extra chapters. 
Won the 57th Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga.

Shigetora Maruo